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charnel house

charnel house noun: a vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.

Noun

charnel house (plural charnel houses)

  1. A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.
    • It's words cast long - long shadows
      From the doorway of the Charnel House
      The ghosts of the Charnel House
      They were born to deathless guilt
      The ghosts of the Charnel House
      They were born to shameful night2014, “Ghosts of the Charnel House”, performed by Primordial
    Synonyms:
    crypt, ossuary

charnel house meaning in Tamil

charnel house in Tamil

எலும்புக் கிடங்கு

Synonyms of charnel house

Forms of charnel house

pluralcharnel houses
alternative formcharnel-house
alternative formcharnelhouse

Questions about charnel house

What does charnel house mean?
Charnel house means a vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.
What is charnel house in Tamil?
Charnel house in Tamil is எலும்புக் கிடங்கு. See Charnel house meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is charnel house?
Charnel house is a noun.
What is the plural of charnel house?
The plural of charnel house is charnel houses.

Words near charnel house in the dictionary

  1. CHARNAME
  2. Charndon
  3. Charne
  4. charneco
  5. charnel
  6. charnel house
  7. charnel houses
  8. charnel-house
  9. charnel-houses
  10. charnelhouse
  11. charnelhouses

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